Good Morning from KRBC Meteoroloigst Chris Whited...* Cold start this morning across the region with temperatures in the middle and upper 30s. There could be some areas of light frost in the cooler spots to start the day. Another very nice spring day ahead with ample sunshine and cool temperatures in the upper 60s. Clear and not so cold tonight with lows in the lower 40s but a few of the colder spots could slip into the upper 30s. The good news is the wind is light today and tonight! Warmer temperatures return for Friday with highs in the middle 70s and the breeze picks up a little once again. Still very nice tomorrow with a sunny sky.
* The Weekend: Warming trend continues as highs hover in the middle and upper 70s with a few clouds returning by Saturday to give us a mostly sunny day. Saturday night lows are in the upper 40s and lower 50s. Becoming partly cloudy and breezy by the time we get into Sunday with highs in the upper 70s Sunday night lows in the upper 50s
* Next Week: The last few model runs have showed a stormy pattern for next week but the new data this morning has eased off on the storm chances and is taking the main dynamics a little north of us next week. I still think we stand a chance of some storms along the dryline next week and I feel future model runs will push the dynamics a little more south. I am still going with 30% chances for thunderstorms for the early and middle of next week with highs in the middle to upper 70s and lows at night in the upper 50s. Storms next week could be strong and possibly a few severe. This forecast could and possibly will change over the next few days so stay with KRBC as we track this pattern for next week.
* Drought Information: For the latest drought information for the state of Texas please visit the U.S Drought Monitor website by clicking here. The data is updated by the government every Thursday morning around 7:30 AM local time.
* Join us for the latest news and weather updates in the mornings for Abilene & the Big Country on KRBC's Abilene Today at 6:00 A.M. and on Abilene Midday at 11:30 A.M. Our news and weather coverage continues in the afternoon at 5:00 and tonight 6:00 and 10:00 P.M. on KRBC.
* KRBC on Twitter: You can follow us on twitter anytime for quick weather updates, especially during severe weather and winter weather events affecting the Big Country by visiting the KRBC Weather Twitter. News updates from KRBC and our website BigCountryHomepage.Com are available via twitter also by visiting the Big Country Homepage Twitter.
Have a nice Thursday...
